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Constant Contact: Create a Contact

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Creates a single contact.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Http http = new Http();

        // Implements the following CURL command:

        // curl -X POST \
        //   https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts \
        //   -H 'accept: application/json' \
        //   -H 'authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
        //   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
        //   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
        //   -d '{
        //   "email_address": {
        //     "address": "danipper@example.com",
        //     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
        //   },
        //   "first_name": "David",
        //   "last_name": "Nipper",
        //   "job_title": "Musician",
        //   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
        //   "create_source": "Account",
        //   "birthday_month": 11,
        //   "birthday_day": 24,
        //   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
        //   "steet_addresses":{
        //     "kind":"home",
        //     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
        //     "city": "Chicago",
        //     "state": "Illinois",
        //     "country": "United States",
        //   }
        // }'

        // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
        // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

        // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
        // Generate Code to Create JSON

        // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

        // {
        //   "email_address": {
        //     "address": "danipper@example.com",
        //     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
        //   },
        //   "first_name": "David",
        //   "last_name": "Nipper",
        //   "job_title": "Musician",
        //   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
        //   "create_source": "Account",
        //   "birthday_month": 11,
        //   "birthday_day": 24,
        //   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
        //   "steet_addresses": {
        //     "kind": "home",
        //     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
        //     "city": "Chicago",
        //     "state": "Illinois",
        //     "country": "United States"
        //   }
        // }

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("email_address.address", "danipper@example.com");
        json.updateString("email_address.permission_to_send", "implicit");
        json.updateString("first_name", "David");
        json.updateString("last_name", "Nipper");
        json.updateString("job_title", "Musician");
        json.updateString("company_name", "Acme Corp.");
        json.updateString("create_source", "Account");
        json.updateInt("birthday_month", 11);
        json.updateInt("birthday_day", 24);
        json.updateString("anniversary", "2006-11-15");
        json.updateString("steet_addresses.kind", "home");
        json.updateString("steet_addresses.street", "123 Kashmir Valley Road");
        json.updateString("steet_addresses.city", "Chicago");
        json.updateString("steet_addresses.state", "Illinois");
        json.updateString("steet_addresses.country", "United States");

        http.setRequestHeader("content-type", "application/json");
        // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
        http.setAuthToken("ACCESS_TOKEN");
        http.setRequestHeader("cache-control", "no-cache");
        http.setRequestHeader("accept", "application/json");

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpJson("POST", "https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts", json, "application/json", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();
        resp.getBodySb(sbResponseBody);
        JsonObject jResp = new JsonObject();
        jResp.loadSb(sbResponseBody);
        jResp.setEmitCompact(false);

        System.out.println("Response Body:");
        System.out.println(jResp.emit());

        int respStatusCode = resp.getStatusCode();
        System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
        if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
            System.out.println("Response Header:");
            System.out.println(resp.getHeader());
            System.out.println("Failed.");
            return;
        }

        // Sample JSON response:
        // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

        // {
        //   "contact_id": "{contact_id}",
        //   "email_address": {
        //     "address": "danipper@example.com",
        //     "permission_to_send": "implicit",
        //     "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
        //     "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
        //     "opt_in_source": "Account",
        //     "opt_in_date": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
        //     "confirm_status": "off"
        //   },
        //   "first_name": "David",
        //   "last_name": "Nipper",
        //   "job_title": "Musician",
        //   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
        //   "birthday_month": 11,
        //   "birthday_day": 24,
        //   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
        //   "create_source": "Account",
        //   "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
        //   "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00"
        // }

        // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
        // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
        // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

        String contact_id = jResp.stringOf("contact_id");
        String email_addressAddress = jResp.stringOf("email_address.address");
        String email_addressPermission_to_send = jResp.stringOf("email_address.permission_to_send");
        String email_addressCreated_at = jResp.stringOf("email_address.created_at");
        String email_addressUpdated_at = jResp.stringOf("email_address.updated_at");
        String email_addressOpt_in_source = jResp.stringOf("email_address.opt_in_source");
        String email_addressOpt_in_date = jResp.stringOf("email_address.opt_in_date");
        String email_addressConfirm_status = jResp.stringOf("email_address.confirm_status");
        String first_name = jResp.stringOf("first_name");
        String last_name = jResp.stringOf("last_name");
        String job_title = jResp.stringOf("job_title");
        String company_name = jResp.stringOf("company_name");
        int birthday_month = jResp.intOf("birthday_month");
        int birthday_day = jResp.intOf("birthday_day");
        String anniversary = jResp.stringOf("anniversary");
        String create_source = jResp.stringOf("create_source");
        String created_at = jResp.stringOf("created_at");
        String updated_at = jResp.stringOf("updated_at");
    }
}